Wednesday, June 11, 2014:While addressing the first Joint Sitting of the Parliament, President Pranab Mukherjee highlighted the BJP-led NDA government’s plan to come out with a comprehensive National Energy Policy to balance power generation in the country through conventional and non-conventional sources of energy. In addition, the Narendra Modi government will also look to expand the National Solar Mission.
“My government will come out with a comprehensive National Energy Policy and focus on development of energy related infrastructure, human resource and technology.” By judiciously mixing conventional and non-conventional sources, the government plans to substantially augment power generation capacity in the country, said Mukherjee. Further, the government envisages that every family will have a pucca house by the year 2022. “The international civil nuclear agreements will be operationalised and nuclear power projects for civilian purposes will be developed. By the time the nation completes 75 years of Independence (2022), every family will have a pucca house with water connection, toilet facilities, 24×7 electricity supply.” Mukherjee said.
Meanwhile, the government is looking to use cleaner fuels to address the problem of growing pollution. “Cleaner fuels will be promoted to bring down pollution levels in our cities. The government will take up mitigation works to meet the challenges posed by climate change and will work with the global community in this regard,” Mukherjee said.
